“He has been very impressive since he has been here. We did that part of the recruitment very early and very quickly.

“There were some more teams in for him so I was very pleased the club were able to get that one over the line. I think he will be a real asset for us going forward.

“He is a threat at set-pieces. If we put the ball into the box he is a physical threat but also has the desire to get on the end of things in both boxes.

“I have always said to players perform for your club and those things (international recognition) will take care of themselves.

“At the moment he is performing in the Premier League, one of the best leagues in the world, and he has to get that consistency in his game first.

“His desire, he can tackle, he can read the game but also he can play as well, he can play out from the back and his passing, not just short but long, is very impressive, and I think he can only get better with us.”

Maguire was joined by team-mate Jamie Vardy in Gareth Southgate’s squad, with City having 16 other players out on international duty.

Shakespeare admits that while the international break is a chance to get several players who have been missing through injury in recent weeks fit, including Kelechi Iheanacho and Robert Huth, the threat of injury to others is always a concern.

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“Some who are away on International duty could do with some game time.

“That is important to get their fitness levels up, so they are pushing themselves and get the game time they need.

“The lads who stayed here have worked hard as well,” added Shakespeare.

“All in all, you worry about your players going away but they are proud individuals in terms of representing their countries. That is natural, but we need them to come back fit because we have another difficult run of games after the break.

“We need the squad to be fit because we need that competitive nature.”